
About Favourite Beers

By supporting us, you are also supporting the local brewing industry. Tell your friends, spread the word and enjoy your beers and ciders.

Passionate About Beer
Favourite Beers opened on Friday 8th October 2010 as the only specialist Beer and Cider outlet in Gloucestershire. It has quickly established itself as the regional centre for beer and cider lovers from a much larger region. Their recent installation of ten craft keg taps and regular Friday Evening beer clubs has seen it also become one of the trendiest places to drink in the area.
This is a family business, which has been run since they opened by Leigh Norwood and his daughter Rosie Ferner - Rosie is taking over the reins in 2021 although Leigh will still be around. Both are passionate about the products they sell and are keen to spread the word (and the taste) of the excellent beers, ciders, wines and meads that are now available from a host of breweries and producers up and down the country..




An Ever Changing Range
Favourite Beers has an ever changing range of over 500 UK craft and traditional beers, a large range of international beers featuring over 120 from Belgium and an expanding range of excellent German, and other European beers. We also carry a range of local ciders, English wines and meads.
The range of UK beers permanently features a growing number from breweries within the local region and this is supplemented by an ever changing selection from around the country.
Their beers are available to buy individually or in bulk and they also have a number of gift package options (ideal for presents – as are their Gift vouchers).
Over the years they have regularly hosted a multitude of in-store events including ‘Tutored Tasting Evenings’ and ‘Meet The Brewer’ events.
Please support us – this sort of specialist business will only survive if people make use of it. By supporting us, you are also supporting the local brewing industry. Tell your friends, spread the word and enjoy your beers and ciders.
We know we can’t compete with the big supermarkets on price and as such we tend to avoid stocking the beers and ciders that can be easily picked up at Tesco’s or Sainsbury’s. Our customers tend to be the more discerning drinkers who want an ever changing, massive range of high quality bottled ales and ciders to choose from, and they want to be able to get advice and talk to someone who is as passionate as they are about what they are drinking.
Multi-Award Winning!
Winner – 2012
DRINKS RETAILING AWARDS
Independent Beer Retailer of the Year
Finalist – 2013
DRINKS RETAILING AWARDS
Independent Beer Retailer of the Year
Finalist – 2016
DRINKS RETAILING AWARDS
Independent Beer Retailer of the Year
Winner – 2013
DRINKS RETAILING AWARDS
Independent Cider Retailer of the Year
Finalist – 2014
DRINKS RETAILING AWARDS
Independent Cider Retailer of the Year
Finalist – 2016
DRINKS RETAILING AWARDS
Independent Cider Retailer of the Year
Finalist – 2017
DRINKS RETAILING AWARDS
Independent Cider Retailer of the Year
Finalist – 2013
DRINKS RETAILING AWARDS
Green and Ethical Retailer of the Year
Finalist – 2014
DRINKS RETAILING AWARDS
Green and Ethical Retailer of the Year
Finalist – 2014
LOVE TO SHOP AWARDS
Best Overall Retailer
Finalist – 2017
SIBA BUSINESS AWARDS
UK’s Best Independent Craft Beer Retailer
Top 50 – 2016
THINK INDIE, DRINK INDIE
50 Best Indies Awards
Winner – 2016
CELEBRATE BRITISH BEER AWARDS
Regional Retailer of The Year – Midlands/East
Winner – 2017
CELEBRATE BRITISH BEER AWARDS
Regional Retailer of The Year – Midlands/East
Finalist – 2018
DRINKS RETAILING AWARDS
Independent Beer Retailer of the Year
RateBeer Best – 2018
RATE BEER
Best Bottle Shop in England Category
Finalist – 2019
DRINKS RETAILING AWARDS
Independent Beer Retailer of the Year
Finalist – 2019
DRINKS RETAILING AWARDS
Independent Cider Retailer of the Year
